Case Study
Empowering a Mid-Market PE firm’s Investment Decision through Due Diligence in the US Pet Services Market
Market Size, Growth & Dynamics | Competitive Landscape | Operational & Financial Benchmarking
Business Need
- A lower-mid-market private equity (PE) firm pursuing an investment opportunity in the US Pet Services Market engaged RocSearch to conduct a detailed market diligence.
- It wanted to gain insights into the market’s growth drivers, prospects, identify private independent & PE-backed key players, conduct competitive benchmarking and track merger & acquisition (M&A) activity.
To gather insights into the US Pet Services Market & its segments, including pet boarding & grooming, pet daycare and pet training.
The client outlined three key reasons for selecting RocSearch:
- Our vast experience in conducting in-depth market studies enabling confident investment decisions
- Our track record of delivering due diligence support in private equity contexts
- Our proven investment research and strategic advisory capabilities
Approach and Methodology
- We deployed a team of analysts and a project manager, who used publicly available information—such as investor presentations, industry reports, and updates—to understand the overall Pet Services Market across various service segments, including their growth drivers, outlook, consumer spending trends, competitive landscape, and industry challenges.
We delivered an in-depth view of the US Pet Services Market and benchmarked ~50 companies on operational and financial metrics, tracked past M&A activity, and profiled around 20 active financial buyers.
- The team leveraged database tools to create a universe of 500+ US-based independent and PE-backed companies, out of which around 50 were shortlisted for further analysis.
- These companies were profiled and used for benchmarking based on operational and financial metrics, as well as service capabilities.
- Additionally, we analysed 60+ M&A and Private Placement deals to provide a regional overview—covering transaction volumes across US states—and created brief investor profiles of around 20 active financial sponsors in the pet services space.
Business Outcomes
- Our research clarified market growth prospects and competitive dynamics and precedent M&A activity empowering the client to advance target due diligence confidently.
- Insights into key players’ strategies and precedent deals enabled focused investment decisions, accelerating deal progression.
Research clarified market growth, competitive dynamics, and M&A trends, enabling focused due diligence and accelerated investment decisions.
